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FIRST CLASS UNIVERSITY
SCIENCE PARK
» » NEW HUB BUILDING IN
Europe’s first science park
features Kawneer’s aluminium
systems.
Architectural aluminium
glazing systems by leading UK
manufacturer Kawneer has
helped a new hub building set
a benchmark for the design of
future developments in Europe’s
first science park.
Kawneer’s AA®100 SSG
(Structurally Silicone Glazed)
curtain walling, with AA®720
doors and open-in side-hung
vents, form the main structure
to the two main facades of the
£20 million John Bradfield
Centre at the 151-acre
Cambridge Science Park, owned
by Trinity College Cambridge.
Its sinuous crescent-shaped
form designed to BREEAM
‘Excellent’ by architects
Aukett Swanke was inspired
by its lakeside setting and uses
Kawneer’s curtain walling (with
50mm sightlines and 300mm
feature caps), windows and
doors on the main rear façade,
where visitors enter the site, and
on the main façade.
Architect Nayan Dhamdachia
said: “The Kawneer systems
met the overall vision that was
set out during the early design
stages in regards to the overall
concept, thickness of profiles
and sightlines. They integrate
with openable panels and
striking yellow fins. The glazed
elements enhance the well-being
of the building, bringing as
much light as possible deep into
the floorplates. SDC delivered
an exceptionally high-quality
scheme at competitive value.
The base build employed high-
quality materials throughout the
main external façade treatment
and external works.”
A triple-height atria feature
is arranged on an axis from
the main entrance and is
highlighted as an accent feature
on the convex lakeside façade.
These were installed over 10
months by JPJ Installations for
main contractor SDC.
This atrium maximises
internal connectivity. The main
entrance is animated by a social
hub, including café, breakout
areas and meeting rooms, as
well as spaces for team working,
giving a dynamic open working
environment that encourages
collaboration and creative
thinking. Upper floors are
configured as open or cellular
spaces to suit tenant businesses.
External materials express the
sinuous form of the 55,600ft2
building using simple full-
height vertical aluminium
cladding, complemented by
the Kawneer windows that run
from floor to ceiling.
Named after the biologist,
entrepreneur and former senior
bursar who founded Cambridge
Science Park, the John Bradfield
Centre received £4.5 million
of Government funding by the
Department of Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy as part of
its pledge to invest in the UK’s
Life Science industry.
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